Welcome to Addison ...

Addison is located in Somerset County<1>.

The location of Addison has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Addison, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Addison has a population of 204 people<3> (see below for details).

Addison is 2,060 feet [628 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Addison lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Addison is within the boundaries of the (814) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Addison had an population of 204 people. This is a decrease of 1.45% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Addison had a population of 207 people. This makes Addison the county's 18th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 207 people, the population of Addison decreased 3.27% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 214 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Addison.

Communities Also Named Addison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Addison - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Addison.

Communities near Addison ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Addison.

• Meyersdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersdale
  • Meyersdale is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersdale <5>
• Grantsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
• Rockwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Rockwood is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <5>
• Confluence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
  • Confluence is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <5>
• Salisbury
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <5>
• Friendsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
  • Friendsville is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <5>
• Garrett
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
  • Garrett is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrett <5>
• Accident
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accident
  • Accident is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Accident <5>
• Markleysburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markleysburg
  • Markleysburg is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markleysburg <5>
• New Centerville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Centerville
  • New Centerville is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Addison. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Addison.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Addison. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Addison.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Addison. See our Newspapers Page for Addison.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Addison ...

Looking for more information about Addison? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Addison, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Addison.

Adding Addison to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Addison in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Addison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Addison post office opened in 1832.

We also found Addison in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Addison.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Addison. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/